Question: PC to LCD TV-Streaming Video

[BumbleBee]

I like to do my research over the internet, narrow my choices then call up some retailers to see if they have them in stock and if so I will take a look and pay cash.

you don't want to walk in without a clue, it depends on the retailer but they often daisy chain and use showroom settings to make the televisions overly bright with a lot of pop to get your attention so you get a less than ideal audition. salesman will try to sell you financing, extended warranties, HDMI cables, 3D glasses because 'pack in deals' is where the money is.

 

[Mr McC]

For a normal room, where you won't be sitting further away from the screen than 3m, I would advise against a TV larger than 37" (I have a 37" inch connected to my pc) for the simple reason that it is too large: your eyes will not be able to take in the whole picture if the screen is larger and will inevitably flit from one side of the screen to the other in order to fill in any blanks, which will cause you to become tired. I believe this is what Mussels was drawing your attention to.

I pipe my sound separately, so while I have the visual quality of HDMI, I simply use the motherboard's onboard sound and I am happy enough.

 

[wydglide]

I like to do my research over the internet, narrow my choices then call up some retailers to see if they have them in stock and if so I will take a look and pay cash.

you don't want to walk in without a clue, it depends on the retailer but they often daisy chain and use showroom settings to make the televisions overly bright with a lot of pop to get your attention so you get a less than ideal audition. salesman will try to sell you financing, extended warranties, HDMI cables, 3D glasses because 'pack in deals' is where the money is.

I know ...I love screwing with them, by the time I buy anything Ill be well informed,the price will have dropped some and ill know what I'm buying & Why!

where just going to actually see how far away we can read stuff (clearly) & mess with folks & get out of the house.....one thing about me is I never impulse buy!

but on a serious note, the help is really appreciated and does not fall on deaf ears!

 

[wydglide]

For a normal room, where you won't be sitting further away from the screen than 3m, I would advise against a TV larger than 37" (I have a 37" inch connected to my pc) for the simple reason that it is too large: your eyes will not be able to take in the whole picture if the screen is larger and will inevitably flit from one side of the screen to the other in order to fill in any blanks, which will cause you to become tired. I believe this is what Mussels was drawing your attention to.

I pipe my sound separately, so while I have the visual quality of HDMI, I simply use the motherboard's onboard sound and I am happy enough.

that brings up something else, were going to be buying a midrange surround sound system......but that's a subject for another thread sometime during the holidays.

I will keep the size of the screen in mind, Ive installed a PC on a 70" for a Lodge Brother .....it was actually nice, especially using Media Center with the slide shows, sound....etc

 

[H82LUZ73]

That's Sweet! I would be scared to ask what they would be asking for one.

what I want to know is ...what movie was that playing!......hehehe I'm kinda busted up from from where I wrecked my Harley, so I watch a lot of movies at times.

Clash Of the Titans ,(Or That one Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) my fault i watched both at the same time..... scene is when Zuess bangs the chick .....Mild porn for ads mmmm I will take 3 please.

And for cards that have HDMI out
AMD/ATI any 2900 to 6970
Nvidia Any card that has been out since 07

 

[Mr McC]

I know ...I love screwing with them, by the time I buy anything Ill be well informed,the price will have dropped some and ill know what I'm buying & Why!

where just going to actually see how far away we can read stuff (clearly) & mess with folks & get out of the house.....one thing about me is I never impulse buy!

but on a serious note, the help is really appreciated and does not fall on deaf ears!

Go to a store that allows you to hook up your pc to a number of models before you buy, that is what I did in order to eliminate store setting favouritism insofar as possible. Bear in mind that, irrespective of the model you finally decide on, you will need to tweak settings in order to find the sweet spot.

that brings up something else, were going to be buying a midrange surround sound system......but that's a subject for another thread sometime during the holidays.

I will keep the size of the screen in mind, Ive installed a PC on a 70" for a Lodge Brother .....it was actually nice, especially using Media Center with the slide shows, sound....etc

If your sound system is not digital and cannot be linked up directly to the HDMI output, I suggest a DVI/HDMI cable - you get all the visual benefits of HDMI without the digital sound output, but I am happy enough with my Altec Lansing 5.1 sytem which cost me €100, linked directly to the onboard sound.

 

[BumbleBee]

hauling your desktop to retailer is a little too much.

when you turn a television on for the first time it will ask you to select showroom or home settings. when retailers select showroom settings it's locked in.

 

[Mr McC]

hauling your desktop to retailer is a little too much.

It can be a laptop, or better yet, you can have a friend haul his/her rig to the store.

 

[Red_Machine]

The resolutions we use these days are far too low for a massive television to be justified. It'd be like buying a 1080p PC monitor and running everything at 720x480, it's a waste of screen real estate.

 

[wydglide]

Clash Of the Titans ,(Or That one Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) my fault i watched both at the same time..... scene is when Zuess bangs the chick .....Mild porn for ads mmmm I will take 3 please.

And for cards that have HDMI out
AMD/ATI any 2900 to 6970
Nvidia Any card that has been out since 07

seen both of them, guess I need to rewatch-big Nvidia fan

hauling your desktop to retailer is a little too much.

when you turn a television on for the first time it will ask you to select showroom or home settings. when retailers select showroom settings it's locked in.

LOL.I got like 3 laotops laying around here ....thats not a problem

The resolutions we use these days are far too low for a massive television to be justified. It'd be like buying a 1080p PC monitor and running everything at 720x480, it's a waste of screen real estate.

I'm not guying a big screen TV for a computer monitor only...

but if I wanna hook it up and watch something or do a little forum posting I would like to know I am able to do so...regardless of the size.

 

[cheesy999]

but if I wanna hook it up and watch something or do a little forum posting I would like to know I am able to do so...regardless of the size.

PS3 can do TPU easily, and since it supports keyboard and mouse it's not a bad way to browse the internet, although it's still not as good as a desktop browser, it's closer to a smartphone browser then a pc one

for a PC though, yes, a TV acts exactly as a monitor, but if the TV in question has a VGA or DVI output use it because getting a good picture through HDMI can be a problem on some TV's

most important thing to do when looking for a TV is to make sure it supports 1080P as a native res, do not get one that scales, as you will have problems getting a clear picture through a TV that scales the picture.

overall i've been using a 19" TV as a monitor for 2 years now, and compared to the actual monitor i have sitting next to it there is little difference in picture quality

 

[wydglide]

everybody thank you for your input, I have a good idea what I want to do with the TV, I for some reason was not thinking about HDMI when I made the post, but would have gotten to it sooner or later

I know some of my questions & reply's might sound stupid or a tad rude, this is not my intent, As the only question Ive ever heard of is the one not asked!
but I'm the type of person who speaks his mind good or bad, it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission ......thus far I have learned, I have been reminded of things I was just flat not thinking of, Yes I am going to use what ever TV I buy as a Monitor on occasion, but No I'm not buying it for THAT reason, but I do want to use it some of the time for that .........basically Ive seen it done about a million times in Schools & hospitals, Gov buildings, banks, Masonic Lodges......etc, etc,etc

so I know it can be done, theirs only that small learning curve of the hardware, yes Ive been somewhat Lazy when it comes to TV's here the last few years and technology has out run me, but be assured Ill catch up....so rest assured none of your posts are going to waste or as I said before falling on def ears!

So Thank you everybody, I am really grateful for the info posted here, I might be a old SOB but I stubborn, when we decide what were going to run with ill post a few pics or video

Bumble Bee...a X2 thanks to you man! ya stuck in their this far ill keep ya informed how it go's.....time to roll out the old Harley and head out!

Respects all
Glide